What we know about the big bee die-off this year

By Kerry Klein

Published April 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM EDT

This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees 鈥� more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?

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